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Dangerous Pirates or Curious Fisherman – Who’s Chasing Us? – S6 Ep 151
Sailing off the coast of Borneo on a windswept, moonless night, a strange boat crosses our bow then does a u-turn onto a course to intercept us. We turn away and they turn with us. We start our engine to speed up and they increase speed as well. In daylight hours, we’ve got used to curious fisherman...
Classic Ketch Shows Her Class In Borneo – 200 miles in 30+ Knot Winds- S6 Ep 150
Our 40 year old ketch revels in 20 to 30+ knots of wind, effortlessly sailing west along the Kalimantan Coast of Borneo, covering 200 miles overnight and showing her class as a world cruiser. If you like sailing channels showing actual sailing, this episode is for you. It’s got nothing but. (WARNIN...
Banjamarsin, Borneo – City Of A Thousand Rivers
We sailed to Borneo, first stop Banjarmasin. Situated on a flat swampy delta island near the junction of the Barito and Martapura rivers Banjamarsin is actually sixteen centimetres below sea level, Known as the "City of a Thousand Rivers," with a unique river-based commerce and culture, n...
Looking for Borneo’s Hidden Gems… We Found THIS 💎 | Sailing Indonesia- S6 Ep 149
After sailing across Indonesia’s Makassar Strait from Sulawesi, we anchored of a wildly welcoming village in the Kalimantan region of Borneo keen to explore the region around the river city of Banjarmasin. We really enjoyed experiencing a number of “must sees” on our list including Indonesia’s last ...
We Were The First Yachts Ever to Visit This Island -Then A Terrifying Night Of Near Misses- S6 Ep148
Island hopping to Borneo, we visit another super friendly, but very remote village. Located in the middle of the Makassar Strait, Labuan Barat on Pulau Matsirih is so remote, the villagers told us we were the very first yachts ever to stop here. Our arrival causes mayhem amongst the excited school c...
Why Is She So Sad In Paradise?
In our latest episode, we continue our Indonesian sailing adventures with a rest stop anchoring at a very welcoming isolated island community on our way to Borneo from Sulawesi. While it is about as close to paradise as you can get, the isolation of full time cruising takes an emotional toll as Kare...
Hidden Cost of Living on a Sailboat – Why Is She So Sad In Paradise? – S6 Ep 147
We continue our Indonesian sailing adventures with a rest stop anchoring at a very welcoming isolated island community on our way to Borneo from Sulawesi. While it is about as close to paradise as you can get, the isolation of full time cruising takes an emotional toll as Karen celebrates her birthd...
Strong Currents, Rough Seas and No Sleep | Sailing Makassar to Borneo – S5 Ep 146
After an unforgettable three weeks exploring the vibrant city of Makassar in Sulawesi, we finally cast off for Kalimantan, Borneo and one of the roughest night passages of our cruising life. What should have been a straightforward sail across the Makassar Strait quickly turned into a struggle agains...
E219 – Sailing East Borneo Patrol Escorts, Hidden Bays & World Class Diving
We depart Sandakan heading further east, enjoying a beautiful sail and even landing a delicious Spanish mackerel along the way before anchoring overnight behind Tambisan Island. Setting off early the next morning, we round the easternmost tip of Borneo and pass through one of the most sensitive reg...
𝗘𝟮𝟭𝟴 – 𝗔 𝗣𝘆𝗴𝗺𝘆 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 (𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹), 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿
We completed our last-minute provisioning in Sandakan with new crew Geoff and Anne before setting off to negotiate the shallow shoals and enter the Kinabatangan River. After a leisurely motor upstream to the midway stopping point at the big U-bend, we took the tender into a side lagoon for a true Bo...
E217 – A Sea Turtle Lays Eggs Right in Front of Us!
We leave Kota Kinabalu and sail around the northern tip of Borneo, stopping at several spectacular bays along the way and enjoying another wonderful rally dinner at Usukan Cove. Continuing on to Kudat, we attempt to anchor and med-moor but struggle to get the anchor to set in the tricky conditions....
E213 – 125 Nautical Miles Up Malaysia’s Longest River, Rajang River
We travel 125 nautical miles along the Rajang River, the longest river in Malaysia, battling strong currents, weaving through countless ships and barges, witnessing logging of the Borneo rainforest, and meeting incredibly friendly locals on our way to the town of Sibu. We explore the night markets a...
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Sailboat Equipment Failure | Pirate Waters | Sailing Ep 292
There have been kidnappings and piracy for decades along the north and eastern coast of Sabah, so equipment failure in these dangerous pirate waters is the last thing we need. 🤙 Support us: PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - 👌 In fact, this otherwise beautiful sailing area has been disputed for cen...
How to be Brave | Casting Off with Followtheboat 04
"I believe you are the bravest, most courageous cruisers: adventuring across the world and below the sea, anchoring alone in coves, traveling up rivers by inflatable, enduring lightning, hiking with a broken foot, becoming infected with parasites from walking barefoot on the beach, sailing in B...
Are YOU FIT ENOUGH (to Live on a Sailboat)? | Casting Off with Followtheboat 03
Our "Casting Off" video podcasts are a no-holds-barred and unedited look at sailing and travel. They are our way of keeping up with YOU in as close to real-time as possible. This week we continue with more boating banter and balderdash. We talk about what's happening right now and a...
Accidents & Injuries Abroad (Hiking with a Broken Foot) | Travel & Sailing Ep 287
What happens if you are sailing outside your country and you get injured or have an accident on your boat? Does your boat insurance cover you? Or should you take out foreign health insurance? Hiking Kamunsu Hill at the Sabah Tea Resort through an ethereal mist, accompanied by nothing but the sound...
SIPADAN | ALONE at the BEST DIVE Spot in the World | Travel Ep 286
Alone at Sipadan with the whole island reef-system to ourselves, we are grateful to experience the best diving in the world. We had close encounters with sharks, turtles, schooling jacks, bumphead parrotfish, as well as thousands of reef fish and macro creatures in this diving paradise. From the wor...
Driving across Borneo to Sipadan | Travel & Scuba Ep 285
Fed up with being dicked around by hotels... With Malaysia's state borders and Sabah's district borders open again, we set off with joyful hearts on a road trip across Borneo. But finding hotels that were ready for us or staff who gave a toss turned out to be less than easy. Until we rea...
Photowalk | Legacy Lenses (Nikon Olympus Pentax Takumar) | Sabah Ep 283
Armed with two legacy lenses, the Olympus Zuiko 24mm f/2.8 and Nikon Nikkor 85mm f2, we set off for a trek through Kinabalu Park, Borneo. Then into the valley where Jamie tested two more lenses, the SMC Takumar 28mm and f2.8 Pentax 135mm f3.5. This stunning trip culminated at the War Memorial in Kun...
Is it bad to burn plastic? | Discover Sabah, Borneo | Sailing in trash Ep 282
What should be done with plastic rubbish? Is it OK to burn it? We discover the most plastic bottles on one beach we've probably ever seen. Since heading east from the Mediterranean and arriving in India back in 2010, we've become used to the smell of burning plastic at evening time on the ...
We catch a thief stealing from our boat – Sailing Ep 276
Theft is uncommon here, so when we catch a thief taking stuff through one of our portholes, we are shocked. Poverty and desperate times endured by many people here since lockdown in March 2020 has taken its toll... 🥂 PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - 🍻 00:00 The island of Sepanggar 01:10 Longe...
Sailing days (in Borneo!) | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 274
The sails are out and we are sailing! It's been a while since we had any sailing days out... 🥂 PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - 🍻 00:00 Sailing - day 1 03:54 Sailing - day 2 05:06 Submarine surfaces in front of us 05:50 Finding a new anchorage 08:10 Kayaking around a new island Thank y...